The Vasari Corridor (Corridoio Vasariano)—the secret passageway over the Arno River in Florence that connects the Uffizi ...
The passage was commissioned by Cosimo I de’ Medici, the Duke of Florence, and designed by the renowned Renaissance painter ...
A secret passageway built 500 years ago to allow the Medici family to pass through the Italian city of Florence unhindered ...
The Vasari Corridor was commissioned by Cosimo de Medici as part of the celebrations for the marriage between his son and ...
Nardella was not born a Florentine, but migrated from Naples with his family at age 13. He said he was “adopted” by the city ...
The Uffizi’s hidden Medici passageway has opened to the public for the first time following an eight-year restoration.
While a winter-time trip to Florence will never be yours alone, it allows you to adopt a laziness that feels in keeping with ...
The corridor was built by Florence’s powerful Medici family to allow them to move secretly and safely from one part of the ...
The Grande Brera project, a strategy to bring together several separate cultural institutions into a conglomerate like the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, has just been completed. The dream was ...
A certain aura of carpe diem permeates the air when it comes to solo travel, and if you are a history buff, a fashion ...